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Ariana Grande Reacts to Fans Who Criticized Her 'Wicked' Casting
Ariana Grande knows the dependable is hers.
Even if it does dependable a small different. Indeed, to play Glinda the Good Witch other Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba successful the upcoming Wicked movie adaptation, the “The Boy is Mine” vocalist worked truly hard to dive heavy into her character. And a large portion of that was altering the earthy transportation of her voice.
“It was truly important to erase arsenic overmuch of myself arsenic possible,” Ariana told The New York Times in an interrogation published Nov. 6, “so that they could conscionable beryllium looking astatine Glinda.”
That higher Glinda octave has stayed with her successful the months since filming ended. And she’s been speedy to unopen down immoderate disapproval implicit her existent sound.
“There is simply a portion of the satellite that isn’t acquainted with what it takes to alteration your voice,” Ariana told Vanity Fair successful September, “whether it’s singing oregon taking connected a antithetic dialect for a relation oregon doing a quality dependable for something.”
“When it’s a antheral histrion that does it, it’s acclaimed,” the 31-year-old continued. “There are decidedly jokes that are made arsenic well, but it’s ever aft being led with praise: ‘Oh, wow, helium was truthful mislaid successful the role.’ And that’s conscionable a portion of the job, really.”
But Ari—who met fellow Ethan Slater connected the Wicked set—isn’t letting the naysayers get her down. After all, she sees her dependable arsenic impervious of however overmuch she gave to the relation she’s dreamed of since she was a child.
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“It’s thing that I’m conscionable truly arrogant of,” she shared of her voice. “Part of wherefore I did privation to prosecute [with critics] is due to the fact that I americium truly arrogant of my hard enactment and of the information that I did springiness 100 percent of myself, including my physicality, to this role. I americium arrogant of that, truthful I wanted to support it.”
And portion Ariana’s dependable whitethorn beryllium noticeably antithetic for the film, it’s not the lone alteration she made.
For the film—which besides stars Jonathan Bailey, Bowen Yang, Michelle Yeoh and lands successful theaters Nov. 22—the “Positions” vocalist is credited with her afloat sanction Ariana Grande-Butera.
“This acquisition was specified a homecoming for me," Ariana said successful a Nov. 4 clip of The Streaming Service with Justin Hill. "I consciousness similar I came location to myself successful a batch of ways done what I learned from Glinda, from Elphaba and, you know, that was my sanction erstwhile I went to spot the amusement erstwhile I was 10 years old—and it felt similar a truly beauteous mode of honoring that."
Keep speechmaking to spot much of Ariana implicit the years.
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Glam Girl
Ariana Grande dazzled successful a salmon pinkish formal astatine the 2010 MTV Movie Awards. This look made her vibrant reddish hairsbreadth pop!
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Darling Diva
The Sam & Cat star stunned successful a charming achromatic mini-dress astatine the 2011 Grammy Awards. She paired her simple, yet striking outfit with sparkly golden heels and dainty jewelry pieces.
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Hot, Hot, Hot
Looking similar a modern-day Jessica Rabbit with her blinding Dolce & Gabbana reddish dress, Ariana shimmered astatine the 2013 American Music Awards.
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Vintage Vibes
Serving fans retro charm successful her customized Kenley Collins dress, the Scream Queens histrion looked perfectly polished astatine the 2013 Style Awards.
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Ray of Sunshine
The "Dangerous Woman" vocalist made a splash astatine the 2014 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. Matching the orangish carpet, Grande wore a vibrant mini-dress and pairs it with achromatic pumps and a whimsical clutch.
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Dashing successful Black
Ariana oozed with aged Hollywood glamour astatine the 2014 American Music Awards. She opted for a floor-length achromatic lace gown from MT Costello.
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White-Hot
Wearing a achromatic gown with metallic lamé mesh astatine the 2015 Grammy Awards, Ariana shined arsenic agleam arsenic the flashing lights connected the reddish carpet.
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Effortlessly Elegant
Beaming successful a floral beaded, peplum mini-dress astatine the 2015 American Music Awards, Ariana stunned successful this statement-making portion from Giambattista Valli.
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Vision successful White
Ariana made a bold manner prime wearing an all-white ensemble astatine KISS FM successful 2015. While astir are frightened to get an outfit similar that dirty, the Nickelodeon alum wasn't acrophobic to instrumentality that risk!
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Penchant for Pantsuits
Ditching the accustomed formal astatine the 2016 American Music Awards, the "Problem" creator opted for a sexy corset apical and elegant achromatic pants.
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Oversized Overalls
Ariana rocked a funky caller outfit astatine the 2016 Hairspray Live! property junket. She sizzled successful oversized overalls, a bralette and a bedazzled choker necklace.
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Royal Blues
Ariana brought the vigor to the 2016 Billboard Music Awards successful Las Vegas. Her Atelier Versace formal highlighted her playful broadside with its unsocial cut-out plan and agleam colors.
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God Is a Woman
Ariana took fans to religion with her Sistine Chapel-inspired formal astatine the 2018 Met Gala. Megan McCluskey designed the gown successful keeping with event's taxable of "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination."
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Cotton Candy Dream
Ariana looked similar a fabric candy imagination successful her pastel pinkish ensemble astatine the 2018 iHeartRadio Wango Tango event. Giving america '90s nostalgia, she rocked platinum sneakers, matching ankle socks and an oversized sweater that states, "girls girls girls."
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Lavender "Loofah"
The "7 Rings" vocalist looked regal and elegant successful her customized Christian Siriano dress, which she perfectly dubbed the "loofah of the year" lewk. Of course, she tied her outfit unneurotic by wearing her signature thigh-high boots.
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SIlver Siren
Not lone did the popular prima turned heads with 2 outfit changes astatine the 2020 Grammys reddish carpet, but her platinum blonde pony was each anyone could speech astir astatine the time.
Curly Sue
Ariana said thank u, next to her signature precocious pony with a selfie that showed disconnected her earthy curls successful 2020.
13 Going connected 30
The "Positions" vocalist channeled Jennifer Garner's 13 Going connected 30 character successful 2021.
Blonde Beauty
The Wicked actress debuted a melodramatic blonde look successful October 2022.
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Wickedly Good
Ariana channeled Glinda the Good Witch successful a pinkish Giambattista Valli gown astatine the 2024 Oscars.
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Goddess of the Garden
For the 2024 Met Gala, which had a "Garden of Time" formal codification to observe the "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" exhibit, Ariana wore an ethereal achromatic gown from Loewe featuring a parent of pearl bodice—a motion to her birthstone—and agelong chiffon skirt.
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